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Re: Need small tool to cut pcb board

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From: Glenn Scott
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1992 17:13
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In article <820asB1w165w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca> mbevan@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Mark Bevan) wrote:
> vnelson@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Gerald Vernon Nelson) writes:
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> - >>  I am working on a device that I want to manufacture in short numbers.
> - >>The pc board dimensions are roughly 3*3 inches. Its much easier
> - >>to cut my own from stock. Is there a cheap or inexpensive tools that
> - >>could cut 1/16th inch double sided clad board neatly?

  Try using a laminate trimmer.  It's a small router with a base
attachment suitable for cutting glass and phenolic laminates like
Formica or Wilsonart.  This makes beautiful, burr-free cuts.

  I paid about $150 mail-order for a Porter-Cable laminate trimmer kit.
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Subject: Re: Need small tool to cut pcb board
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